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Peter Diamandis, MD, and Tony Robbins: Strategies that promote longevity now – and in the very near future

Posted on March 9th 2022 (about 1 year)
Views: 64889

Peter Diamandis, MD and Tony Robbins are entrepreneurs and authors of "Life Force," a book on precision medicine and health technology.

DEBUNKED: 2/3rds of Cancer "Just Bad Luck"

Posted on February 12th 2015 (about 8 years)
Views: 63015

Is cancer just bad luck? To some degree, yes... but there's also a very, very large environmental and lifestyle component.

Gordon Lithgow, Ph.D. on Protein Aggregation, Iron Overload & the Search for Longevity Compounds

Posted on April 7th 2017 (almost 6 years)
Views: 62848

Dr. Gordon Lithgow is a professor of gerontology at the Buck Institute for Research on Aging. The topic of conversation in this episode is especially focused on Dr. Lithgow's work with C. elegans, which a tiny nematode worm he uses to interrogate questions ...

Sleep loss impairs glucose regulation (but exercise helps)

Posted on March 13th 2019 (about 4 years)
Views: 60219

Several studies have established causation showing that sleep duration is a major determinant of insulin sensitivity.

Axel Montagne, Ph.D. on Blood-Brain Barrier Dysfunction in Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia

Posted on February 27th 2023 (21 days)
Views: 59507

Dr. Axel Montagne studies how, when, and where the blood-brain barrier becomes dysfunctional preceding dementia and in the earliest stages of age-related cognitive decline.

Is there a limit to human longevity?

Posted on July 20th 2022 (8 months)
Views: 59252

Lifestyle factors and new technologies offer the promise of living longer, healthier lives, but is there a limit to the human lifespan? This episode explores the different theories supporting this hotly debated topic.

Dr. George Brooks on Lactate Shuttle Theory, Relevance for Traumatic Brain Injury, & More

Posted on December 3rd 2014 (over 8 years)
Views: 57099

Contrary to commonly held beliefs, lactate is not the cause of muscle fatigue. Rather, it's an essential source of energy itself, greedily metabolized with a greater degree of preference than many other sources of energy, including glucose. Recent research ...

PRESENTATION: Rhonda Speaks at the Orthomolecular Congress in Bussum, Netherlands

Posted on January 3rd 2016 (about 7 years)
Views: 51767

Dr. Rhonda Patrick delivers the keynote lecture at the Orthomolecular Medicine Congress in Bussum, Netherlands (MBOG Congres 2015). Discussion: prevalency of micronutrient inadequacy & Dr. Bruce Ames' triage theory.

Dr. Darya and Kevin Rose Talk Meditation Retreats, Diet, Seasonal Eating, and More

Posted on January 3rd 2016 (about 7 years)
Views: 48336

Dr. Darya Rose & husband Kevin Rose join Rhonda for a chat about multi-day silent meditation retreats, Kevin's experiments with a ketogenic diet, and some ideas and other projects he's working.

Dr. George Church: Rewriting Genomes to Eradicate Disease and Aging

Posted on August 23rd 2022 (7 months)
Views: 43984

In this episode, George Church, Ph.D., one of the world's leading geneticists, discusses his work on how revolutionary technologies such as multiplex genome editing and genome writing could advance human health.

Salmon Roe Stacks Recipe

Posted on August 31st 2018 (over 4 years)
Views: 43447

This short recipe video shows a fun, tasty way to eat salmon roe. Salmon roe is rich in the omega-3 fatty acid, docosahexaenoic acid, in its phospholipid form.

Dr. Giselle Petzinger on Exercise for Parkinson's Disease

Posted on October 13th 2020 (over 2 years)
Views: 34984

In this episode, Dr. Giselle Petzinger discusses exciting findings in Parkinson's disease research, with an emphasis on exercise's role in neuroplasticity and delaying disease progression.

Can exercise replace alcohol cravings?

Posted on November 2nd 2022 (5 months)
Views: 30630

When people exercise as part of a treatment for alcohol abuse disorder it reduces their volume of alcohol consumption. But why? One reason may be FGF21.

"Hacking Your Genes" at SF Nerd Nite

Posted on November 8th 2017 (over 5 years)
Views: 21001

Dr. Rhonda Patrick talks about transgenerational effects of caloric restriction on longevity, B-vitamins silencing bad genes, cognitive stimulation reversing neurodegenerative disease, exercise increases neurogenesis, and ways in which vitamin D might influ...

Dr. Frans Kuypers on Placenta as a Source of Bankable Stem Cells

Posted on December 17th 2014 (over 8 years)
Views: 14147

Dr. Frans Kuypers and his lab pioneered a technique that helps retrieve pluripotent stem cells from placental tissue, which is routinely needless discarded worldwide.

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